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A fellow teacher has an older 17" MBP that is running very slowly. Startup is slow, apps open slow, everything runs slow. I had her check that both RAM slots were working and there is only 100GB used on her 180GB HD. S.M.A.R.T. status is verified and I had her zap the PRAM. I will also have her run DU and the hardware test.
So could a RAM stick be bad and will a bad HD cause this? What about the chance of malware or virus? There are no other problems other than it running very slowly.
I don't what processor it has or what OS it's running-am waiting for that info. It is 2-3 years old.
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Is it a constant thing? I ask because the MBP I use is dog slow when not being plugged in to a power outlet. It is almost unusable. Soon as it's plugged in it is fine, though. I don't know what the problem with it is. You may want to see if she's experiencing the same issues I have. May help determine a fix (even though I don't have one).
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She did say her battery will need replacing-getting 2 hours out of it at the most.
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Have you tried setting up a new user account to see if it is still slow with a different account? Have you checked the Activity Monitor to see what processes are running?
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Tell her to do a safe boot.
'Fixes slow startups about 80% of the time.
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and if that doesn't help, startup with a system DVD, run disk utility.
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The system probably needs a through clearing out of cache, etc. Check out the Applejack utility and give it a try.
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Thanx all. Won't know more till tomorrow but will pass on the info.
